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Forearm muscle quality as a better indicator of physical performance than handgrip strength in older male ground golf players aged 70 to 89

OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations between absolute and relative handgrip strength (HGS) and physical performance. METHODS: A total of 135 old men aged 70-89 years had muscle thickness (MT) measured by ultrasound at anterior forearm (MT-ulna). Maximum voluntary HGS was measured for the dominant...

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Autores principales: Abe, T., Thiebaud, R.S., Loenneke, J.P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5259570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27973381